anaerobe

Noun

Meaning

an organism (especially a bacterium) that does not require air or free oxygen to live

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

bacillus bacteria bug bacterium germ anaerobic microorganism microbe amoeba vibrio coccus protozoon amebic aerobic adenovirus

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Antonyms

bug free non-virus

Hypernyms

being organism

Hyponyms

obligate anaerobe

Phrases with the word

facultative anaerobe

Examples

A facultative anaerobe can tolerate anaerobic and aerobic conditions; however, an obligate anaerobe would die in the presence of even trace levels of oxygen. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

anaemial anaemic anaemically anaerobia anaerobial anaerobian